Douglas Sirk's biography
Douglas Sirk is 90 years old film director born at Hamburg. He was born on Monday 26th of April 1897. According to year of birth 1897 he belongs to Lost Generation. Birthday on 26th of April means he is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.
He is citizen of German Empire. His primary profession is to be film director. You can know him also as screenwriter. He is recently known as film producer.
Douglas Sirk's schools
We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
Douglas Sirk's career
His main focus is to be film director.
How did Douglas Sirk die
He died on on Wednesday 14th of January 1987 when he was 90 years old. Douglas Sirks death was caused by undisclosed.
What Douglas Sirk has done for a first time
- Detlef Sierck's first wife was the actress Lydia Brincken. Their son Klaus Detlef Sierck became a popular child actor who took part in 13 movies. He died in action at the age of only 18 in 1944 on the Russian front.
- He was able to realise his first movie as a director in 1934 and he shot the short film "Zwei Genies" (1934).
Douglas Sirk's quotes
- [on art] This is the dialectic-there is a very short distance between high art and trash, and trash that contains an element of craziness is by this very quality nearer to art.
- I certainly believe that happiness exists, if only by the simple fact that it can be destroyed.
- [interview in 1978]: By temperament, I'm a pessimist.
- [on Clark Gable]: That face of a tomcat - what did people see in it?
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Douglas Sirk's body shape
Lets describe how Douglas Sirk looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.